the physics of a slap shot
For our physics of sports video, we chose the sport of hockey and we did the physics of a slap shot. A slap shot is a hard shot made on a puck by hitting it with a sharp slapping motion. We had Angus do the slap shot because we didn't know how to do the slap shot, and he was the only one who played hockey. Our job was to demonstrate and explain the relationships among forces and motions in 4 components of the slap shot. We had three weeks to make the video, and we finished in about two weeks. When we had time left we made bloopers for the video. Hope you enjoy!
physics concepts
Force: A push or pull upon an object resulting from the objects interaction with another object. mv=ft was the equation we used to find the force of the hockey stick on the puck. We used the velocity and mas of the puck and also the time the stick hit the puck. We got 224 newtons of force then we converted that to 50 lbs. of force.
Velocity: The rate at which the object changes its position. v=d/t was the equation we used. We plugged in the distance the puck traveled and how long the puck was in the air. We got a velocity of 26 m/s then we converted it to 58 mph.
Vertical velocity: Acceleration due to gravity, acting in a vertical direction. the equation we used to find velocity was vertical velocity=(9.8m/s)(time). We got 3.43 meters when we plugged in how long the puck was I the air for.
gravity: A force which tries to pull two objects toward each other. gravity has a force of 9.8 m/s. It is very important with velocity because it affects how fast and how far an object goes.
Velocity: The rate at which the object changes its position. v=d/t was the equation we used. We plugged in the distance the puck traveled and how long the puck was in the air. We got a velocity of 26 m/s then we converted it to 58 mph.
Vertical velocity: Acceleration due to gravity, acting in a vertical direction. the equation we used to find velocity was vertical velocity=(9.8m/s)(time). We got 3.43 meters when we plugged in how long the puck was I the air for.
gravity: A force which tries to pull two objects toward each other. gravity has a force of 9.8 m/s. It is very important with velocity because it affects how fast and how far an object goes.
reflection
I enjoyed the physics of sports video project. I liked the group I worked with because we never argued, we worked very well together, and everyone was very responsible in getting their work done. We ran into a lot of difficulty with the video at times. Sometimes Angus wasn't able to hit the puck when I was videoing, and sometimes when he did hit the puck, my camera wasn't working. One thing I learned about myself is that I cannot hit a hockey puck with a hockey stick. One skill that I learned was that I became good at taking videos. I also learned to help edit the video by helping what pictures to choose for our finished project. One thing I will continue to work on is being more assertive in sharing my ideas. A second thing I will continue to improve on is to ask more questions, and check for understanding. One "pit" from the project were, the technical difficulties with the shots and sending them to Shasta . The other "pit" was having to be audio taped explaining the physics of the slap shot. I don't feel very comfortable speaking in front of people and I felt like I sounded bad. The "peaks' of the video were watching the bloopers and working with my team and getting to know all three of them better. The bloopers were a peak because they made us laugh and showed all the fun we had together making the video. Working every day for several weeks with my group was a lot of fun, and I was lucky to have such a great group!